# Gardha Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Gardha

Gardha is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 146 households**, the 71st largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 647people (2011)
- 146households
- 67.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Gardha PIN code and other codes

Gardha falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code487995

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gardha from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)99 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gardha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gardha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gardha known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gardha

Of every 100 households in Gardha in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gardha · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gardha?

■ Gardha · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**931

Working population ****31.1%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (12%) · **■** Other work 38 (19%) · **■** Marginal 31 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi

- Purena Randhir659 people
- Andhyarbabdi656 people
- Pondi656 people
- Deori647 people
- Kham Khedi640 people
- Lamta635 people
- Salaiya Kishore630 people
- Keshla621 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gardha from Hoshangabad?99 km by road
- What is the population of Gardha?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gardha in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gardha?67.8% (Census 2011)